Kjøtt, blod, kjærlighet

Ronja Krokstrand Gravklev

13.03.2026 – 17.04.2026

Opening: 13.03 – 18:00

K4 presents the essay films høyere enn himmelen (2023), Jeg er alene (2024), and the short film Kjøtt, blod, kjærlighet (2026). The essay films høyere enn himmelen (2023) and Jeg er alene (2024) combine new footage with archival material filmed by Gravklev’s parents during her childhood. Through montage and editing, Gravklev reactivates this material and draws attention to the act of filming itself. The work raises questions about why we document so much of our lives, and which images remain as memories. Through a montage practice that can recall the aesthetics of today’s scroll- and feed-based media use, she combines short clips with popular cultural soundtracks.

The short film Kjøtt, blod, kjærlighet (2026) combines footage from an old home video archive, and newly written, dialogue-based sequences filmed in her hometown of Gvarv. The narrative moves beyond the private and gestures toward larger structures: class, marginality, and life in rural Norway, and how such frameworks shape experience, self-understanding, and belonging. The works touch on the desire to capture or preserve moments, whether they appear beautiful, trivial, or uncomfortable. What does it mean to document something that may never have been intended to be shown? Can the very act of filming already imply a future viewer?

Ronja Krokstrand Gravklev (b. 2002) is based in Oslo, where she is completing a bachelor’s degree at the Academy of Fine Art. Gravklev has participated in the Autumn Exhibition (2023, 2025), the Eastern Norway Exhibition (2024), and the Southern Norway Exhibition (2025). She has also screened films at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad, where she was awarded the Terje Vigen Prize for the film Higher Than the Sky in 2023.

Curated by Mateo Jimenez Tilrem.